Should Guns Be Allowed on College Campus? In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice Armstrong Atlantic State University Fall Semester 2009 Doctor Junseob Moon Date of Submission: December 5‚ 2009 Introduction “Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost $5‚000. Because if a bullet cost $5‚000‚ we wouldn’t have any innocent bystanders.” (Rock‚ 1999) Chris Rock got a big laugh when he expressed his
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Rape is a problem on college campuses. Not just the public colleges even the elite of the elite. Colleges are getting a ton of criticism from the media and people around the country. Colleges are all taking different approaches to the problem‚ some choose to try to ignore it while others are taking steps to fix it. The University of Montana in Missoula is unfortunately nicknamed the “Rape Capital of America” by the press. However‚ if you dig deeper it is actually below the average number of sexual
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Kenzie Winkler Due: May 16th 2011 WR 122/ Wilde Final Essay #2 Importance of ‘Free Speech’ College is a time when most individuals are experiencing major changes and begin to explore new perspectives. The transition in becoming more independent‚ creating new insights and peer influence are key factors in changing the perspective of an individual. Students are faced with new ideas from their professors‚ family and fellow peers. Through that acquired knowledge many students decide that they either
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suppress hate speech in private institutions and in the workplace. Speech codes should be allowed on college campuses in order to create a safe environment for people of different sexes‚ races‚ sexual orientation‚ religions‚ and classes‚ and to provide an equal learning environment for all by limiting the freedom of speech. Speech codes limit freedom of speech to prevent serious harm to students on college campuses. The First Amendment states that‚ “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment
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funded by New York’s Alfred University‚ 79 percent of college athletes surveyed in the United States have been subjected to hazing. The same study shows that only 12 per cent of athletes think what they went through is hazing. (Keller) The growing epidemic of hazing rituals on the college campus begs the question: Should hazing be allowed on college sports teams? Hazing is a vital part of forming a close-knit unit whether it is for college athletics or even professional athletics. Performing
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prevention of firearms on college campuses is being questioned due to recent school shootings. Colleges in Arkansas‚ Colorado‚ Kansas‚ Mississippi‚ Oregon‚ Utah‚ Texas‚ and Wisconsin allow students to carry firearms on their campuses. Ninety-three percent of crimes that involve college students as victims happen off campus (armedcampuses.org)(citation). However‚ these off-campus incidences may occur while the students are walking back to wherever they live. If they aren’t allowed to carry a handgun on
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hot topic over the last several years. Violence on college campuses has been around as long as colleges have‚ but it took the massacre at Virginia Tech to open people’s eyes to try to fix the problem. Violence may never be eliminated on campuses‚ but believing that it can be reduced by allowing teachers and students to carry concealed weapons is not the answer. There is a chance that allowing them to carry concealed weapons on college campuses will increase the violence. It would make it a lot
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applaud Central Texas College for their stand against this debilitating crisis that is sweeping through. From an early age‚ many people have taking up the addiction of smoking. As one who does not I hope that Central Texas College continues to take its stand against second hand smoke. For me‚ having clean air‚ not smelling of cigarette smoke‚ and the disgusting littering that plagues our grassy areas is some of the many reasons that smoking should not be allowed at Central Texas College. Who does not
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assault is a prominent issue on college campuses all over the country and it affects everyone that is involved. The government is putting a lot of pressure on college administrations to help prevent the chance that one of their students may be drugged and/or sexually assaulted. People are afraid that colleges and administrators are not doing their best to prevent sexual assault on students nor are they fully providing the support to the victims. As a girl in college‚ I know that sexual assault is
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debate concerning the laws of concealed carry on college campuses has been going strong since the Virginia Tech tragedy on April 16‚ 2007. Concealed carry should be allowed on college campuses. On one side‚ people oppose the right of concealed carry on campus stating reasons such as this one presented by Concealed Campus‚ “It’s unlikely that allowing concealed carry on college campuses could help prevent a Virginia Tech-style massacre because most college students are too young to obtain a concealed
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